Biography Leo Fontan

Leo Fontan

1884-1965

Leo Fontan was born September 23, 1884 in Douchery. He studied under Luc-Olivier Merson, Leon Bonnat and Fernand Cormon. Fontan was established in Paris as a painter and decorative artist and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais and the Humorists' Salon.

Fontan received the Bonat Former Students' Prize in 1936, a Silver Medal and was made Chavalier of the Légion d'Honneur.